chapter 20

Four servant girls + . However KnightS are included.

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As planned, today I was supposed to go with Madeleine and the girls to play in the castle town, just us four.

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How did this happen.

Since I didnt have clothes other than my uniform, I was the first to arrive, wearing dark red colored clothes.

It seems that when I eat town girls I can always change into their clothes. I wonder if its because I ate them after all? Although I still dont understand the point of it very well, it is fine because it is convenient. Im very grateful because Im not naked when I turn from dragon to human. I wonder if this is also magic. Mmh, too omnipotent.

Ariade has wore a thin shawl over a light blue one-piece. Chiffon is wearing her best dress with a lot of orange frills. Madeleine is also wearing the same thing as chiffon, looking at them like this, they really are twins, arent theee-.ey, and then, why are Stefanos and Lance present next to them. Especially Stefanos. Ochre trousers and a dark blue s.h.i.+rt, its rough-looking, but because it looks like an outfit of someone who wont take anything sincerely in contrast to a knights uniform, no matter how you look at him he gives off nothing but the image of a suspicious oniisan (tn: as a young adult whos older than you). Like hes going to hit on girls on the street. And compared to him, Lance, wearing a stylish coat over a white s.h.i.+rt and gray pants, is a good young man from the city no matter from where you look at him! Its more likely he will be the one getting hit on.

But, why are these two people here?

The four of us were trying to go to the castle town, but we met with them who are on vacation by chance. Or not just by chance? Isnt it too suspicious?

I knew it from before, OH!! Isn this a great chance? Could it be that we are tied by the red string of fate? Is this the strategy? Isnt it like that, Stefanos. And, the other party is Chiffon? (tn: Stephanos didnt actually said that, this is just a dragon girls imagination, i think xD.)

– I wont give her to you! I absolutely wont give Chiffon to you! Is she someone who should be given out?!

While I glared at him fixedly, he directed an evil-like prideful smile at me.

To escort princesses, isnt it something inherent to a Knight?

Im sorry. But I did try to stop him.

An apologetic Lance says.

We know so it is okay. Lances always working hard. And thank you for coming with us as a lookout.

Hey hey, Vito-chan! I think that it may be fate or something to be able to meet Sir Stefanos!

Fa-, fate?

Oy, wait up Chiffon. Dont jump to conclusions!

But, him who shrewdly overheard our secret talk, Stefanos surrounds her waist standing next to the Chiffon while grinning. Its not her shoulder but her waist so it is downright erotic. (tn: Im guessings thats from her j.a.panese girls mind PoV, lol. Id call that sensual, not erotic, but yes, seeing as j.a.panese see a casual kiss on the cheek as something really intimate)

Isnt it so, Little Chiffon. Wont you try going on a date with me?

Eh!?

Chiffons face became red with a PON sound.

Stefan !

Oh, Im scared. Dont glare at me with that face. Youll ruin your beautiful face, Lance.

Thats what I want to say. Please dont go grinning away with such a precious beautiful face. Because itll be cooler if you kept quiet. Probably.

Sir Stefanos, I wonder if I may also go with you. Or would I bother you?

Madeleine was, from before, showing a behaviour like she was thinking about something, does this mean she likes Stefanos?

Aint it fine? Its perfectly OK to admire the flowers grow.

Dont go grinning around, you worst-kind-of-perverted womanizer! In my mind Stefanos stokes met a Big Crash.

(tn: its a big crash for me too, I wanted a reverse harem here ;n; dont steal the spotlight, Stefanos!)

Even though I believed we could have a precious fun time with just us four. Ariade also heaved a sigh at being caught by this terrible trouble maker. As I was depressed Madeleine whispers to my ear.

How could we even shop leisurely if we are with Stefanos? Well meet with you later so you can have fun, ok!

Such a kind child! Is it possible she had come forward and said she wanted to tag along as well for that sake? To think first about her friends and even sacrificing herself, it makes you wish she was emulated by someone.

Let me go with you as well.

No, Sir Lance should go with Vito and Ariade for me. If even you tag along it will surely develop into a fight and we will not be able to do any shopping. And the role to protect a younger sister lays in the elder sister. Its fine, Im accustomed to dealing with men. Especially so with people such as those guys.

I was told she was working from the time she was a 12-year-old in the First Knight Corps dormitory, for her to say that dealing with the men on the street is her forte. How brave.

Changing the subject, I put a mark on the locations of the shops that I recommend.

I had in my hands a map of the castle town that I had been given which was folded in four. Madeleine said thank you and hurried to the place were theyll meet Stefanos.

When opening the map, it was full of circle marks throughout.i.t.This, I wonder if the plan was to go around all these later today.

Did Madeleine do all these?

Yeah, she said those are the shops she recommends.

She really did mark a lot She was really looking forward to this.

When my thoughts swim towards Madeleine who was so looking forward to today and all these circle marks, somehow I become sad. Even if Stefanos hadnt come, would we be able to visit all these circled locations if it was just the four of us.

Im really sorry.

I pat Lances slightly high shoulder in silence.

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Wait, Vito, surely you are not going to buy that.

What? Is it wrong?

No matter how you look at it those are men clothes! Girls dont wear things like trousers.

I was robbed of the pants that were in my hands, and they were returned to their original location. Ah, my pants Pants are great. Whatever shape they have they are fine. Pants are so versatile. Always wearing one-piece type skirts like this, my lower half feels insecure. At least I want to wear some shorts underneath. I always wore them in my time as a student. However my older brother would boo me with a I wont forgive you for wearing shorts or the like under your skirt! Hm? Could it be my brother was a pervert Th-theres no way.

Ill choose something for you, so sit still over there.

When I was trying to look for pants again, I was forced to sit on a chair with a tired sigh.

Here seems to be Ariades favourite taylor. Theres everyday clothes aligned all over the place, elegant clothes such as dresses are nowhere to be seen. It seems thats the specialty of other shops. Apparently Ariade had gone to a small party previously, and already owns a few dresses. I want to see the fully dressed up Ariade. She should look really pretty, right? Wont she wear them for me.

As expected the clothes Ariade brought to spruce me up were all skirts. Feeling depressed while saying Are pants wrong, I had to choose from the things that were brought over with much trouble for me.

How is it? I think this yellow shade is good. Its a color thats in vogue now, and you almost didnt wear bright colors before, right? And such a flashy color, the time to use it is now.

Then by all means, you should have it.

Im fine. Because we are choosing clothes for you this time, so go on, choose?

I was intercepted when I wanted to say, I want to see the one you are wearing.

In terms of color, yellow, blue, purple, white and green, there were five kinds. Again it seems the women of this world do not wear clothes other than one-piece types that have the upper and down parts connected. The form also is similar, they are just slightly different. There seems to be many variations in ribbons and frills, lace or the over color for the one-piece types. Hm, that said, I dont care either way so Im doubting about what should I choose. I want to refrain from colors so flashy and close to the primary colors such as yellow and purple. Blue or something simmilar may be good because they are sober colors, but I thought it looks too alike to the uniform that we employees are always wearing. Then there is no meaning in buying this. Then Im troubled over chosing between green and white. I thought it may be better to refrain from white because it gets dirty soon.

Green was left after the elimination method.

Green, reminds me very much of the captain.

Even then, if you say this color is a different color, then it is different, because these clothes are of a heavy dark green.

I think its good that the color is inconspicuous, but also it feels like there are a lot of laces and frills.

Arent there a little too many frills?

It is like that. Because the others have even more frills.

Nows fas.h.i.+on seems to be for thing to be decorated lavishly with frills and lace. The youg ladies at the castle always wear amazing dresses. Could they be said to be princesses dresses, such as the rococo style. I had a friend who had such a hobby.

I have a bitter memory about when she almost caught me for a photo session. I told you I dont suit that style.

Yeah, it suits you.

Eeh really?

Doesnt it, Sir Lance?

Why talk to Lance with such a timing?

Lances had been hanging around the store in a restless when he was talked to. Isnt it because of that. This is the type of shop for women only which usually men wont enter. Even when we told him to wait for us outside, he came in together with us.

O, Oh, it does suit you beautifully.

Isnt he feeling forced to say that? But Ill choose this one because this is troublesome. Also its price is affordable.

When I was going to take it off, Ariade said Anyhow, lets return, so it turned out that I went back while wearing it. The clothes I was wearing before were put in the bag where the clothes I had bought were supposed to go, and it became such that Lance was carrying it for me.

Hes a gentleman!

I want to prepare a drink with just a small part of Lance and make a certain someone drink it. (tn: it says to decoct the dirt under his nail lol. the dirt under the nail: something negligible, or a small part of something if kept literal it sounds horrid, lol)

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Since things like stalls also exist here, Ariade halted when walking. I also got in mood and looked into it, there were a lot of hair ornaments of different colors lined up. I wonder if all these are handmade, amazing. How are they made.

Oh, cute.

Miss, what do you think about something like this?

I wonder if its not a little too flashy?

Theres no such thing. Im sure it would look good on your blonde hair!

In my case, I glued my eyes to one of the hair ornaments. It has a red stone embeded in a white artificial flower, its much smaller than the palm of my hand, so it looks cute. (tn: lets recall that Vito is a white dragon with red eyes, in case someone doesnt remember. fitting ornament, right?)

When I was looking fixedly at it and thinking I have seen this somewhere before, Lance picked up the hair ornament.

This please

So he said.

And he held the hairpin that he just bought out to me with a Madame Killer smile.

Uhm?

Its a minimal atonement for today. Wont you let me give you a present?

I said, Well then, to Ariade too, however.

Ill be fine. Since it will be a shame (because it has already been bought), shouldnt you just receive it? (tn: unsure about this~ is a troublesome word >_> and the author used it a lot this chapter.)

She said with an unusually big smile. Isnt she plotting something? Is it my imagination? I feel bad because it was bought for me, but since it would be a waste otherwise I decided to accept it.

Thank you.

Ah, it looks similar to the sun orb in our national flag! (tn: the red circle in j.a.pans flag is the sun, because, NiHon means Sun-Origin => country of the rising sun.) Thinking I had seen this somewhere, what, so it was the national flag. I couldnt remember because the image of a pickled plum in a bowl of white rice was too strong. No, hold on. Looking closely, arent these my colors (tn: i noticed before u did!), this is also similar to the cuteness of South. Its similar as well to the white of that slightly feeble-like WHITE. How nostalgic. (tn: Im guessing shes talking about her animal friends, otherwise i have no idea wth this is about.)

How nice, if its not much trouble, should you wear it now?

Now? But it wont do to untie the hair which is put together into two. If you do such a thing then my exploded-lion-like hair will be exposed. Its too embarrasing!

But my hair is damaged

If its just that then Ill comb it for you since I have a comb.

I was screaming in my heart, I apologize to the town girl whose appearance Im borrowing but this hair of mine doesnt surrender to any comb! but when Ariade forcibly started combing through the hair tied in two, I was surprised that the hair that was so stiff was left flowing freely like swaying in the breeze.

This comb holds a little magical power. I wonder if its what is called a magic tool. My mother told me so once.

So such useful things exist. When she finished combing, she placed thenhair ornament from before in my hair, above the right ear, at my temples level.

does it look good?

It does.

It may be flattery but it makes me happy, Lance.

There is also a feeling of embarrasment because I was never careful to be girly until now, but there is also a slightly fresh and happy feeling. But thinking that its bad that in the end only I get one, I also bought a piece for Chiffon and Madeleine. I was going to buy them myself, however Lance paid in my place. Lances stocks are having a sudden rise within my heart.

But I hope I dont go BALD because of future struggles.

It sincerely causes me to worry.

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